Liverpool Anfield Stadium.

In the 31st round of the Premier League, Liverpool faces Arsenal at home.

Liverpool has adjusted the squad due to the mid-week Champions League.

The goalkeeper is Reina, the defense is Aurerio, Daniel Agge, Carragher and Aveloa, the midfield is Xavi Alonso and Mascherano dragged behind, Gerald breaks ahead, and the front trident is Yang Yang, Crouch and Pennant.

Many players, including Kuyt, who played several games in a row, were placed on the bench by Benitez.

Arsenal's lineup is still 442.

The goalkeeper is German veteran Lehman, the defense is Krish, Galas, Kroo Toure and Ebue, the midfield is Heleb, De Nelson, Fabregas and Diabi, and the double strikers are Baptista and Adebayo.

Both teams are very familiar with each other and know their roots and bottom lines, and there is no secret to them.

Arsenal kicked the ball first, but Liverpool pushed forward and attacked from the beginning.

Mascherano was extremely active from the beginning of the game. He directly stole Arsenal's pass and passed it to Gerald in front, who directly took a long shot.

He shot a heavy cannon thirty meters away, but he was a bit outrageous.

At this time, the game was only twenty-eight seconds before Liverpool completed its first shot.

Yang Yang spread his hands at Gerald speechlessly, as if saying, "Why are you doing so anxious?"

Pass the ball!

Gerald grabbed his head and ran back as if he had no face.

He didn't see Yang Yang's heavy artillery at the beginning shocked his opponent and won unanimous praise after the game, so he wanted to follow suit. It was rare to have a chance, so of course he just started to hit the ball.

But it didn't hit the main part, it was too biased!

Where can anyone in Liverpool guess Gerald’s thoughts?

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Although the first shot did not threaten, Liverpool's attack went very smoothly.

In just four minutes, Aveloa quickly inserted and formed a continuous cooperation with Pennant on the right. The Spanish right defender crossed the penalty area. Crouch used his body to block Croo Toure and scored a goal from close range.

One to zero!

Such a goal is a bit too simple.

Crouch was so excited that he ran to the sidelines, danced a mechanical dance, celebrating his goal.

A guy over two meters tall deals with Arsenal's two central defenders who are about 1.8 meters tall...

The scene made Yang Yang feel a little unbearable to look at it.

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After leading, Liverpool continued to maintain pressure on Arsenal, but the Gunners were not the ones to be slaughtered. They soon launched a threat, but they were unable to break through Liverpool's midfield suppression.

In the 35th minute, Aurerio dribbled the ball and inserted it. Yang Yang cut in quickly, attracting Ebue, and knocked Aurerio's pass back to the bottom line, forming a beautiful two-pass one.

Aurerio decisively stepped forward, made a cross from the left side of the penalty area, and Crouch headed the ball from a close distance and scored again.

Two to zero!

Crouch scored twice and rushed to the sidelines with excitement and danced mechanical dance again, looking extremely excited. It was obvious that the two short central defenders who abused Arsenal were really enjoyable.

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Yang Yang played very relaxed in this game because Liverpool completely controlled the situation.

And scored early.

In this case, he naturally could not do his best to fight to the death.

Reasonably allocating one's physical fitness is also a science for professional players.

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Liverpool's strong advantage on the court comes from the outstanding performance of several rotation players.

Mascherano and Xavi Alonso joined forces to contribute 22 steals in the first half, setting a record for the highest Premier League this season, especially Mascherano, who performed extremely well and left a deep impression.

More importantly, Argentina's midfielder is not the kind of ball grabbing machine. He has a stable ability to pass and output the ball.

During the halftime break, Benitez also gave a very high evaluation of the performance of Liverpool players, believing that the team should continue to work hard and try to defeat Arsenal at home to severely defeat the opponent's morale.

After the second half of the game, Liverpool's performance did not decline at all.

In the 60th minute, just before Yang Yang was replaced, Aurerio took advantage of a set piece opportunity in the frontcourt to assist Daniel Agg in scoring again.

Then in the 73rd minute of the game, Arsenal once scored with a corner kick, but Liverpool soon again in the 81st minute, Kuyt, who came on as a substitute, helped Crouch score.

In the end, Liverpool defeated the Gunners four-to-one at home and won a hearty victory.

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After the game, Liverpool's performance was unanimously recognized by Fleet Street.

The Times believes that Liverpool did not do their best in this game, because neither Yang Yang, Gerald nor Xavi Alonso showed their best form. Even after determining the advantage early in the game, these players played a little relaxed.

"This is obviously due to coach Benitez's instructions, because the team will face Roma next."

The one who won the best player this season was Crouch, who performed a hat-trick. This was the first hat-trick in the English high-ranking career and was also unanimously recognized and praised after the game.

But what surprised the major media on Fleet Street most were the several substitutes from Liverpool.

Aurerio gave two assists, giving Crouch and Daniel Agge respectively. His defense on the left was very stable, and his offense left a deep impression, and was once again unanimously recognized by the media.

Aveloa's performance on the right was not inferior, especially the first goal assisting Crouch, who had previously cooperated with Pennant, which was very exciting.

But what really impressed people was Argentine midfielder Mascherano.

The Times described, "Mascherano is like a smart hound in the midfield. All the movements of Fabregas and Denilson cannot escape his keen sense of smell. At the same time, he has outstanding running ability. He is almost everywhere and keeps chasing the ball throughout the game."

Liverpool Echo also gave a high evaluation of Mascherano's performance, believing that in addition to possessing the ball, stealing and counter-attacking, he also has a very good pass, and can actively run and assist teammates and find a better pass line."

The Daily Telegraph believes that Mascherano is a rare talent in the midfield. "The combination of him and Xavi Alonso played at the top European double midfielder tonight, which is particularly impressive."

So far, Mascherano has played two games in the Premier League for Liverpool, and the results are both perfect.

This also made many fans and media who had doubts about the Argentine midfielder completely relieved.

After the game, when interviewed by Liverpool's official website, Mascherano said that he was very grateful for the trust from head coach Benitez. "He personally met with me at the London Pier Commercial and Residence and persuaded me to join Liverpool. He allowed me to see hope at the lowest point in my life."

Mascherano also mentioned what happened after he joined Liverpool, especially his teammate Yang Yang.

"He is a very incredible player, he can always give people incredible performances on the court, but for me, the most important thing is that he is also a very admirable teammate in the locker room. He has given me a lot of help and advice, especially when I can't play."

"I only played half of the game, and he told me in the locker room that after this game tonight, I will become the favorite player for Liverpool fans. This will give me more confidence and fighting spirit in the second half, and I also hope to help Liverpool win more."

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Although Yang Yang did not perform well in this four-to-one game, the media not only did not make any accusations against Yang Yang, but instead, many media including the Times and Daily Telegraph took the initiative to defend him.

The Times believed that "Yang Yang obviously focused all his attention on how to help his teammates score goals, which made him forget to help him score a goal!"

The Daily Telegraph said funny: "Yang Yang should like to watch Crouch dance!"

And the Suns have some conspiracy theory, "Yang Yang has scored twenty-one goals, but after several rounds, neither Drogba nor Cristiano Ronaldo, there has been any sign of catching up with Yang Yang, which has caused him to lose the desire to score goals and began to help his teammates score goals."

Some other tabloids believe that Yang Yang did not score because Crouch scored a hat trick and the two players could not get along well.

But soon, Crouch said in an interview with Liverpool's official website, "I have a more and more tacit understanding between Yang Yang. He is a very outstanding teammate. Even if he doesn't score goals, he can contribute to the team."

"The number one scorer? No, no, I never thought of competing with him, nor could I compete with him. I think it's not difficult for him to score twenty-five goals this season, and everyone and I will do our best to help him achieve his goals."

Crouch's statement obviously once again proved to everyone the atmosphere of unity within Liverpool and the benign interaction between him and Yang Yang.

If, at the beginning of Yang Yang's joining, he had more or less a bit of the idea of ​​competing with Yang Yang for the team's number one scorer, then now, especially after the game against Barcelona, ​​he has completely lost this idea.

The reason was very simple. He realized that no matter how much he fought, he could not compete with Yang Yang.

Even though he scored a hat-trick when facing Arsenal, in fact, the second ball came from an attack planned by Yang Yang, and the third ball was also created by Yang Yang.

It can be said that it was Yang Yang who fulfilled his hat trick.

Crouch knew this very well, and he also understood that Yang Yang was always expressing goodwill.

More importantly, he is very sure that when he and Yang Yang are incompatible, Liverpool will only make one choice, that is, sell him and buy a center who can cooperate with Yang Yang.
Chapter completed!